The Promotion of ‘Grab Bags’ as a Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy

Conclusion
The results of this study identified gaps in the evidence on the effectiveness of grab bags, and found variations in guidelines and promotion practices across different countries. With the implementation of the Sendai Framework and its emphasis on an all-of-society approach to DRR1, there is an opportunity to raise widespread awareness of the importance of household preparedness. Grab bags are recognized as an important strategy to support DRR, however the need for an evidence base must be addressed to support investments in this area.
7.0 Appendix

Table 2: Embase search strategy

#
Searches
Results

1
(“grab bag*” or grab-bag* or “go bag*” or GoBag* or go-bag* or “bug out bag*”).tw.
19

2
((disaster or emergenc*) adj2 (kit* or bag* or pack*)).tw.
385

3
1 or 2
404

4
((surviv* or evacuat* or disaster* or emergenc* or hazard*) adj3 (plan* or prepar*)).tw.
9931

5
disaster/ or disaster planning/
21453

6
4 or 5
28499

7
3 and 6
46

8
limit 7 to ((chinese or english or japanese) and yr=”2006 -Current”)
39

9
(us* or stor* or cont* or supplies or composition or inclu* or prepar* or list* or checklist* or guideline*).tw.
12274294

10
8 and 9
37

11
(effective* or resilien* or effici...

Source: PLOS Currents Disasters - July 6, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Christina J. Pickering Source Type: research